winter

Hooray! North Americans get ready for warmer weather. Tradition holds that today is the day a groundhog comes out of his hole. If he sees his shadow there will be six more weeks of winter but if he comes out and doesn't see his shadow, like today, then an early spring is just around the corner.

Most dogs have a natural coat of hair already but when temperatures start to significantly drop, it's time to bundle up. These adorable snow doggies have everything they need to go outside after winter storm like Jonas.

Winter holidays are over, by now the first snow has come and gone and now we're all just cold and tired of shoveling a path for our cars. But Jeff Myer has never lost hope. His snow sculptures will remind you why freezing weather can be fun!

A woman in the UK doesn't give cluck what you think about her obsession with knitting sweaters for her chickens.

She's just happy to help them stay warm this winter.

Nicola Congdon and her mother Ann have been rehoming Battery hens for years now. Battery hens, which spend most of their lives in cages to lay eggs, have trouble acclimating to cold weather once rescued.

Spotted by birder Steve Spitzer, the owl appeared to be 'swimming' in Lake Michigan. Another birder at Loyola Park Beach in Chicago says he saw the Great Horned Owl get apparently forced down into the great lake by two Peregrine Falcons.

Spitzer captured video and photos of the owl, but he didn't catch any of the falcon attack, as he and others at the beach were busy trying to scare the falcons away. Spitzer said bird rescue was called to the scene, but the owl flew away.

"The combination of cold air, wind and other conditions, including snow in part of the Midwest and northern Plains, will send AccuWeather RealFeel temperatures plunging into the single digits and teens. Actual high temperatures may not reach the freezing mark in portions of the northern Plains and Midwest. Such cold will raise the risk of hypothermia and frostbite for those not properly dressed."
"In New York City, it is possible temperatures may not get out of the 30s on one or more days from late next week into next weekend."

SMI is a snow making company out of Michigan that has been involved assisting the winter games in there needs of more snow for decades. This video explains how the snow-making process works and their process for fulfilling the 2014 Sochi needs for snow.